U.S. Army Alaska soldiers partner with Thai, Indonesian militaries during Cobra Gold 2011
January 31, 2011 — Platoons from the 56th Engineer Company, 6th Engineer Battalion, are in Thailand, working on a series of civic projects with counterparts from the Royal Thai Air Force and the Indonesian Army.The 63 U.S. Army Alaska soldiers are taking part in Exercise Cobra Gold 2011, an annual joint and multinational exercise sponsored by the U.S. Pacific MORE
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Satellite communications team keeps Cobra Gold 2011 participants connected
January 31, 2011 — Marines with Satellite Communications Team, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, established communications for the command element of the Combined Joint Civic Military Operations Task Force.Composed of only five Marines, the SCT is responsible for providing and maintaining communications MORE
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U.S. Navy Seabees, Thai Army build bonds, new school building during Cobra Gold 2011
January 28, 2011 — Navy Seabees and Thai Army engineers are constructing a new school building at Pa Ka Mai School to improve the quality of life of the residents in the area Jan. 18 through Feb. 20, 2011, as part of Exercise Cobra Gold 2011.The schoolhouse construction is part of a series of humanitarian civic assistance projects that include medical, dental, MORE
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Joint Receiving Center personnel assist troops deploying to Cobra Gold 2011
January 27, 2011 — Exercise Cobra Gold 2011’s Joint Receiving Center is tasked with helping service members deploying in support of the exercise and also ensuring accountability for those troops.JRC is comprised of Marines, sailors, airmen and soldiers who work around the clock to complete their job. JRC gives commanders complete knowledge concerning troop locations, MORE
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III Marine Expeditionary Force triage corpsman strives to help others during Cobra Gold 2011
January 26, 2011 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew Smith is one of many service members travelling to rural communities in the Kingdom of Thailand to treat locals unable to travel to distant hospitals as part of the medical civic actions programs taking place during Exercise Cobra Gold 2011.Smith, with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III MORE
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Civil affairs teams particpate in relationship-building projects during Cobra Gold 2011
January 26, 2011 — Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 civil affairs projects will help improve local populations' perceptions of the U.S. military while improving their lives, said a civil affairs Marine with Cobra Gold 2011.Helping people is a primary concern during humanitarian civic assistance projects, said Cpl. Michael Mize, an Akron, Ohio, native and civil affairs MORE
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